{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/home-energy-efficiency-schemes-wales-regulations-2000/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/home-energy-efficiency-schemes-wales-regulations-2000/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2000/2959",
  "legislation_title": "The Home Energy Efficiency Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/home-energy-efficiency-schemes-wales-regulations-2000",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Purposes for which a grant may be approved",
  "text": "(1) A works application for a grant may be approved for one or more of the following purposes:—\n(a) to provide insulation in any accessible roof space in the dwelling, including the insulation of any cold water tank and any water supply, overflow and expansion pipes in such a space;\n(b) to provide insulation between the internal and external leaves of cavity walls of the dwelling;\n(c) to provide draught proofing to or in the dwelling together with additional means of ventilation for any rooms which would otherwise be inadequately ventilated after such provision;\n(d) to provide insulation to any water heating system or to provide any part of such a system with insulation incorporated in it;\n(e) to provide gas room convector heaters with thermostat control;\n(f) to provide electric storage heaters;\n(g) to provide timer controls for electric space and water heaters;\n(i) to improve the energy efficiency of or replace any part of or repair any space or water heating system installed in the dwelling;\n(j) to provide a gas or oil central heating system;\n(k) to convert open solid fuel room fires to closed solid fuel room fires;\n(l) to provide a central heating system connected to the local community heating grid.\n(2) Where a works application is approved for one or more of the purposes set out in paragraph (1) a grant may also be approved for the provision of any of the following—\n(a) energy advice;\n(b) energy efficient lamps.\n(3) For the purposes of this regulation, “roof space” (“gwagle to”) means space between the roof of a dwelling and the ceiling of any room used or available for use for the purpose of living accommodation, that space not being wholly separated from the roof by any other room.\n(4) No application shall be approved unless the dwelling and the subject matter of each category of works mentioned in the application meets such conditions as may be specified from time to time by the area agency with the consent of the Assembly.\n(5) All works shall comply with such standards as to materials, workmanship and energy efficiency performance of the subject matter of the works as may be laid down from time to time by the area agency with the consent of the Assembly.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2000/2959/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:18:20.912483+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}